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Gaza: 300 children killed in 300 days of Israeli-Hamas ‘ceasefire’
Gaza: 300 children killed in 300 days of Israeli-Hamas ‘ceasefire’ Why it matters Children are still being killed despite ceasefire More babies born...
Ebola virus reaches displacement camps in DR Congo
Ebola virus reaches displacement camps in DR Congo 6 August 2026 Health Agencies are on high alert amid reports that the rapidly spreading...
Security Council LIVE: Warnings of famine and collapse as South Sudan’s peace deal frays
Global perspective Human stories © UNOCHA/Charlotte Cans People who have been forced to flee due to violence gather in Jonglei State, South Sudan....
‘Wanton, intentional infliction of incredible pain’ by gangs in Haiti
Global perspective Human stories © UNOCHA/Giles Clarke A woman who was displaced by violence sleeps in a shop in Port-au-Prince. ‘Wanton, intentional infliction...
Cuba: Independent experts condemn new US sanctions as humanitarian crisis deepens
Cuba: Independent experts condemn new US sanctions as humanitarian crisis deepens 6 August 2026 Human Rights Independent UN human rights experts on Thursday...
World News in Brief: Cambodia human rights, Hormuz invasive species risk, IOM lauds 2025 progress
World News in Brief: Cambodia human rights, Hormuz invasive species risk, IOM lauds 2025 progress Although Mr. Andrews was able to meet freely...
Hiroshima fosters hope, 81 years on from nuclear catastrophe
Hiroshima fosters hope, 81 years on from nuclear catastrophe 5 August 2026 Peace and Security Eighty-one years ago on Thursday, the United States...
Strengthening El Niño to push 49 million more people into acute hunger
Strengthening El Niño to push 49 million more people into acute hunger 5 August 2026 Climate and Environment Nearly 50 million more people...
Security Council LIVE: Ambassadors briefed on continuing ISIL terror threat
Global perspective Human stories © Unsplash/Tatiana Mokhova Baghdad, Iraq’s capital city. Security Council LIVE: Ambassadors briefed on continuing ISIL terror threat 5 August...
Sharp spike in executions, death sentences in Iran
Global perspective Human stories © Unsplash/Mohammad Amirahmadi The streets of Tehran, Iran. Sharp spike in executions, death sentences in Iran 5 August 2026...